Key Responsibilities
• To perform day-to-day settlement operations such as fixed income, foreign exchange, loans and deposits, interest rate swaps, futures and options
• To work closely with stakeholders and external parties (e.g. custodian agents, Nostro banks, brokers) to ensure smooth settlement
• To carry out other settlement and trade processing functions such as corporate actions, trade confirmation matching, failed trade management, incident investigation, etc.
• To support on-going initiatives including in-house operating system enhancements, process and control improvements
• To participate in regular BCP drills
• To perform other back office operational tasks and ad hoc duties as prescribed
Requirements
• University degree or equivalent
• At least two years’ working experience in financial institutions, preferably in settlement / back office operations
• Knowledge in financial products such as fixed income, foreign exchange, loans and deposits, swaps, futures and options and their related derivatives products
• Knowledge of SWIFT and operating settlement systems of RTGS, Euclid PC, PROactive Matching an advantage
• Good command of written and spoken English
• A fast learner with good analytical skill and attentive to details
• Good interpersonal skill and work effectively within teams
• Able to work under pressure in meeting various daily settlement cut-off times. Required to work overtime and irregular hours upon request